Russia once had a colony in Califoernia. In Sonoma County, no less. It was called Krepost Ross. It lasted from 1812 to 1842.
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It is believed that there are more slaves today — between 12 million and 30 million — that at anytime in history.
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Ninety-three years ago on this date (June 4, 2016) a dead jockey won at Belmont Park in New York. Frank Hayes had a heart attack half-way through the race but his body stayed in the saddle. His nag, Sweet Kiss, was a 20-1 longshot.
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What’s a “tittle”? It’s the dot over the letter “i”.
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The word “gun” comes from Gunilda which was a woman’s name back in 14th century England.
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A photon takes 170,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to the surface but then only eight minutes to go the rest of the way to earth.
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James Garner, James Arness and Dan Blocker all played notable television cowboys. What else did they have in common? All were wounded in battle and received the Purple Heart.
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1923 was not the year to be born in the Soviet Union. Eighty percent of all males born that year died in World War II.
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The richest company in history was The Dutch East India Co. which was in 1637 the equivalent of $7.4 trillion in today’s money. It lost a lot of its value that year, however, because it over-invested in tulip bulbs. It easily survived, though, and remained in business until 1800. The richest company today is Saudi Aramco with a value of $3.6 trillion.
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How do you say snake in Portuguese? Cobra. So if your guest from Brazil screams “cobra” when he see the garter snake in your lawn, don’t laugh at him too much.